Yes! Chapter 8! Progress! I need ideas, though... If you guys think of anything, I would very much appreciate it if you offered some suggestions. I'm open to new ideas. Thanks.

Anyway, let's get to the story. I want to write one about Sirius and Remus soon, come to think of it.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to the beautiful Ms. Rowling. Not MadAsAHatter27.

"Are you insane?" Narcissa hissed as she stalked across the room, grabbing Regulus' shoulders and pulling the child away from Severus.

"It's not what it looks like!" Severus exclaimed hastily. His hands still felt warm from Regulus' flesh, and his face grew hot at the thought.

"Oh, really?" Narcissa glared violently and tossed her hair before turning to Regulus. "Love, what happened?"

Severus was horrified when Regulus burst into tears, sobbing, "Cissy, I was minding my own business talking to Severus when he put his hands all over my body! I feel so-violated!"

"My poor baby!" Narcissa sighed, clutching Regulus close. Bewilderment and anger showed all over Severus' face.

"Wh-tha-bu-I-" he spluttered, unable to find words. Regulus was still crying- or, in Severus' opinion, "crying"- into his-her- cousin's shoulder, while the blonde comforted her (or him? Severus was unsure).

Finally, he found his voice.

"That's not what happened at all!" the Snape boy whispered furiously. His voice cracked and broke, something shrewd Narcissa noticed.

"You seem very guilty, Severus. You already took advantage of my baby cousin, I don't exactly believe you."

Severus nearly pulled his hair out in frustration. What the hell is wrong with this family? They're all insane! he thought.

"Apologize to Regulus!" Narcissa demanded suddenly.

Severus briefly considered choking the blonde, but shook his head inwardly. He was beginning to think she was undead, she was so pale.

"Regulus, I'm sorry," he hissed out the apology, seething.

Regulus sniffed but said nothing.

"Well?" Narcissa looked annoyed.

"Well, what?" Severus snapped back. His patience with the Black family was riding dangerously low.

"Well, hand over your wand."

The words rang in the older boy's head for a moment before they clicked. When they did, he began to laugh.

"Are you crazy? What do you need my wand for?"

Narcissa was beginning to look bored. "Black family tradition states that when the dignity of a Black lady is threatened or taken, the attacker must relinquish his wand, bow to the lady, and allow her to remove his head."

There was a long silence. Regulus was still pressed close to Narcissa, who held out her hand impatiently. To Severus, time had stopped. He stared at the scene through a birds-eye view, screaming at his body to run away from these insane people.

Severus' fingers were the first part of him to move again; they trembled and clenched into fists. Next came his lips, pressing into a thin line. He straightened his spine and planted his feet firmly. While he slowly began to animate, Narcissa sighed impatiently.

"Hand it over!"

The boy thought furiously. He could see no way out of it; Narcissa was blocking the exit. He glanced at Regulus, hoping the child that had gotten him in trouble would step up and save him, but Regulus' face was buried in Narcissa's shoulder.

"Oh, for heaven's sakes, I gave you a chance, but now I'll have to take it from you. Expelliarmus!"

She caught Severus' wand with ease.

"On your knees."

Severus resisted until Narcissa kicked him in the shin, forcing him on his knees in front of Regulus.

"Here, love. Swing away." The blonde stepped away, leaving Regulus holding both his own wand and Severus'. Severus tried to make eye contact with his friend but was only rewarded by another kick from Narcissa. He was beginning to hate the girl.

Despite himself, Severus' heart beat furiously. Was this really the end of his life? Was he to meet his end kneeling on the carpet of the Slytherin Common Room, to be killed at the wand of his one and only friend? Severus didn't want to die, especially not at the hands of Regulus. He hated to admit it, but he had grown fond of the boy, enjoying his presence. He was even beginning to feel fluttering in his stomach whenever he was around him. Could it be that-

"It's time to pay."

Severus looked up the slightest bit at the sound of the dark voice. Regulus looked demonic; the darkness hit his/her cheekbones sharply, creating hollows and shadows. Twin silver orbs burned as they gazed down at him, and a cruel smile creeped across Regulus' face.

"Head down."

"Reg-" Severus muttered, but obeyed when Narcissa kicked him. Severus closed his eyes and fought the panic. He was not ready to die. He could hear Narcissa whispering a count-off to Regulus.

"3...2...1..."

"Psych!"

The two Black cousins' voices filled the air, and Severus felt a slender hand grasp his wrist. The familiar shock hit his skin, and Severus looked down at Regulus' grinning face.

"I can't believe you fell for it!" he giggled while Narcissa rolled on the floor with laughter.

"You mean- it wasn't-" Severus was dumbstruck.

"Nope! That was revenge for turning me into a girl!"

Severus stared at Regulus for a long time. He hadn't guessed that the boy could be so evil. After all, this was the same Regulus who was currently begging his mother for a pet dolphin.

"Are-are you mad?" Regulus asked smally.

The older boy thought it over. Had Potter pulled a prank like that on him, he would have been plotting his revenge for years. Hell, if anyone, Lily included, did that, he would murder them in their sleep.

But no matter how hard he tried, Severus could not force up any feelings of anger towards Regulus. Severus smiled slightly and replied truthfully, "No."

Regulus' face brightened, and he cried, "Yay!" before wrapping his arms around Severus tightly. Surprised, Severus awkwardly patted the boy's back.

Regulus pulled away and beamed sweetly at him, and, despite himself, Severus grinned back.

Severus was surprised when Regulus invited him to the Number 12 Grimmauld Place for Christmas.

"Why?" the older Slytherin asked as he buttered a piece of toast.

"Because you're my friend," Regulus replied shyly, and his hands brushed his chest. Severus sighed and pulled his hands away.

The spell had worn off in a few days and Regulus was back to his original gender, though his hips were a tad curvier than before. He had developed an awful habit of pressing two fingers to the top of his chest, as he had done when he was a girl to "keep things in place". Severus was currently attempting to break this habit.

"Well..." Severus hesitated. His main issue with going to Regulus' house was the boy's family. His parents might not react well if they found out that he was half-blood, and Sirius could be carrying a grudge, seeing as how he and Potter were friends again and back to tormenting Snape in the halls again. Severus noticed that most of the times, Black avoided teasing him, now.

"Please? I'll tell them you're a pureblood related to one of the others. And I'll make Sirius behave. Cissy and Bella are coming, so hopefully he'll be in check and it'll be just like old times, only better because you'll be there, too! Please?"

Regulus looked so adorably desperate, Severus didn't know how to say no. His silvery eyes were watery as his ebony waves fell down his shou- Wait!

The Snape boy's mind backtracked several steps. Had he just called Regulus Black "adorable"?

"Must be the lack of sleep," he muttered to himself before tuning back in to Regulus' babblings.

"Alright," Severus sighed, and Regulus squealed loudly. Gryffindors on the other side of the room stared at the two, and Snape's face reddened.

"Thank you so much, Sev!" the Black boy was beside himself. He couldn't seem to decide between hugging his best friend and hugging himself; eventually he chose to alternate.

"You're bloody welcome! Now, Regulus, let go, I'm trying to eat my breakfast," Severus grumbled, and Regulus obeyed, unaffected by his best friend's tone.

"It's gonna be so fun! The whole family is going to be coming!"

Severus gulped. He needed to figure out a plan to survive this visit.

Yay! This chapter's done! I have the layout for the next chapter, all that's next is letting it come to paper... Well, keys and Word...

Can I just say that I've been cracking up watching A Very Potter Musical? This is my first time watching it (sad, I know), and I'm dying! Snape is too funny; I love him and Voldemort in this! Haha, my parents are going to kill me, I'm probably gonna wake up the neighbors laughing; we got some thin walls : )

And speaking of Harry Potter and reviews, even though my last paragraph had nothing to do with the latter, shout-out to ImaginationWalks! I was so nervous when I was opening the e-mail, thinking that you would be disappointed in me, but that was honestly the sweetest thing anyone's ever said about my writing! Thank you so much, love, a million kisses : ) I know, overly affectionate, but your review honestly touched my heart. And can I just say that I agree with you 100% on your analysis of the movie- loved Snape and the memory scene, but I was just a bit disappointed about how short the individual memories were, but by the end, it was so great I forgot my complaints. I'm definitely a Snape fangirl now!

See you guys soon!